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Unemployment, cycle and gender

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 34; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jmacro.2012.06.005

1873-152X

Amado Peiró, Jorge Belaire‐Franch, Maria Teresa Gonzalo,

Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

This study analyzes the relationship between unemployment and the business cycle in the UK and the US. For both economies, a strong and definite association is found that shows that cyclical shocks extend their effect on unemployment over several quarters. This association is much more intense for male unemployment than for female unemployment, although some strength has been lost in the UK in the last few years.